Grant's 4th Birthday Party

Today, my sweet boy turned 4 years old!  I can hardly believe it.  He has truly been a joy.  He's full of crazy, loving energy and brings a smile to my face.  To help celebrate the occasion we had a construction themed party for the boy who loves just about anything with wheels...diggers especially. 

Here is most of the party crew. 

We played pin the plow on the dump truck. 
 And discovered the trap door in my homemade safety cone pinata that rained down candy
once the right caution tape was pulled. 
We had a wrecking ball that knocked down a wall of boxes.

And musical chairs.
We ate cake - one of my favorites I've made.  Who knew twinkies and pound cake could look so cute!

And we made a truck craft.
We also opened presents and went for a birthday dinner at Chick-fil-A - a family favorite! 

This year Grant has been really, really into bicycles and loves to watch Danny Macaskill on YouTube (if you haven't seen his video you should youtube it now - he's an amazing guy from Scotland that seriously hops around Dublin with on his bike like a frog).  Anyway, he tries to do his own little bike stunts on his bike with training wheels and so when we discovered these little trick bikes at Target we thought they'd be right up his alley.  Sure enough they were the hit present.  Just check out his face below.  Papa and Mimi just made his wildest dreams come true. 
Papa and Grant playing with their bikes.
Thanks Grant for a fun 4 years!

Comments

Amy said…
What a perfect party for Grant! Super creative, Ang. I love everything, but I think my favorite is the wrecking ball! That's so cool Brian's parents could be there, too.

P.S. Grant is such a cutie!!
November 8, 2010 at 10:47 PM
Smith Clan said…
Wow! I found your blog (It's me, Hannah, from Mo-town). You have such a sweet family. Feel free to check out mine. Can I add you to my friend's list (OK, I already did, but I'll take it off if you want). It's been fun catching up on your adventures:)
November 8, 2010 at 11:14 PM
Anonymous said…
Awesome little dude with an amazing mama! Nice party. Ike had so much fun!!
November 9, 2010 at 6:11 AM
Jennifer's Kitchen said…
What a FUN, FUN party!!! That cake is DARLING, too!! :) I LOVE it! I love the raining candy "thing" (when you pull the right streamer). Totally fun & creative party. Lucky Grant. :)
November 9, 2010 at 9:46 AM
Anonymous said…
Love the photos Ang! I also love the very last photo because it looks like my dad and Grant have matching blue striped shirts on!!

Love
Michelle
November 9, 2010 at 4:42 PM
Anonymous said…
Angela, what an awesomely fun birthday party! Good job! With all those nice photos I almost felt like I was there. Happy birthday to Grant too. It looks like the birthday boy had a great day. And he deserves it! Give him a hug for me.
November 9, 2010 at 6:51 PM
Andee said…
WOW! What a party!! I love the pinata- very clever! Happy Birthday!
November 9, 2010 at 10:48 PM
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